SAGE Dining Services® is seeking a creative and experienced Food Service Director with high-end catering experience for a retail operation at a beautiful private high school campus in Westwood, MA. The FSD will develop strong relationships with the community, design and produce menus that will create excitement and promotional content for the retail program, plan and execute catering events, manage ordering and inventory, develop our amazing kitchen team, and lead general location management.
Our Managers have drive and passion for what they do. They design menus that reflect the communities they serve. They write these menus at the venue. Our Managers hire their teams, manage orders, inventory, catering, and lead talent management. Our Managers care about their campus communities, and the relationships they form make the career choice to work for SAGE that much more enjoyable. Our clients are appreciative, as they see the hard work that we produce at every meal, and they see the passion we put into our scratch menus.
This is a retail operation so candidates should be adept at menu planning community favorites, merchandising, LTOs and putting specials together.
Schedule is primarily Monday through Friday but occasionally there are events that occur in the evening or on the weekend. This is a management salaried year-round position.
Salary Range: $80,000 -$85,000
Time Commitment: Full Time
What you'll get:
- Competitive salary and benefits.
- Collaborative environment.
- Emphasis on training and development.
- Opportunities for advancement.
- Mission based company with values you trust.
- Appreciative community.
- Tremendous amount of resources and tools at your fingertips.
What you'll do:
- Demonstrate exemplary customer service skills and develop client relationships.
- Hire, mentor, and train Team Members in a positive environment.
- Create menus for daily meal service as well as for a variety of catering events.
- Implement and maintain HACCP standards
- Manage merchandising.
- Deliver fabulous catering results every time.
- Communicate clearly, professionally, and effectively.
- Deliver budgeted financial results.
- Manage ordering and inventory.
- Develop strong client and customer relationships.
What you'll need:
- Strong leadership abilities.
- Demonstrated ability to manage a food service operation in a financially responsible manner.
- Outstanding customer service skills and ability to develop client relationships.
- Substantial culinary knowledge: trends, techniques, and processes.
- Proven ability to hire, train, evaluate, and manage people.
- Minimum five years food service management experience.
- Intermediate to advanced computer skills.
About SAGE
Working for SAGE means being part of a community. You’d work alongside creative, enthusiastic Team Members who share your passion for culinary excellence. You’d also make a difference in an academic community and bring excitement to the dining hall with made-from-scratch, Chef-inspired recipes that delight students, faculty, staff, and parents.
SAGE embraces the uniqueness of everyone in our family: Team Members, suppliers, guests, and client communities. Our diversity fuels our innovation, which drives our growth. Every voice matters.
Guided by our founding principles of respect and partnership, we offer fulfilling careers for Team Members, market access for small local suppliers, and a joyful celebration of inclusiveness and multiculturalism through the fresh, authentic, and yummy foods we serve.
Positions at SAGE provide competitive wages and benefits, with hours that offer a better work-life balance than those at a restaurant. We create careers, not just jobs, with significant opportunity for growth and promotion. Team Members learn SAGE Standards and enhance their skill set through extensive training in food safety, allergen awareness, and preventing eating disorders.
SAGE has enjoyed steady, organic growth for the past 30 years, and we now serve independent schools and private colleges across North America. We continue to grow and raise the bar in food service for the educational market to create exceptional dining experiences that delight the senses, inspire minds, and foster community. Come, rise with us!
Successful final candidates for the position may be required to fulfill location-specific health and safety requirements.
This job advertisement should not be misconstrued as an offer of employment or a comprehensive listing of position responsibilities/expectations.
Equal Opportunity Employer.
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Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $80,000.00 - $85,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Experience level:
Shift:
Weekly day range:
- Monday to Friday
- Weekends as needed
People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply
Work Location: In person